It’s alive! I mean, they’re alive! But not really. Because they are inanimate, non-physical collections of ones and zeros. But you get my point. After much more time than it should have taken, I have finally restored my Metal Earth and Piececool Checklists to function properly. I’ve had to relocate them to a new home, […]
Survey: To Rage or Not to Rage
Over the years of building these models, I’ve noticed that there are generally two camps when it comes to reactions to things not going well with a build: rage quitters and the doggedly stubborn. Of course, there are also those that cross over, depending on the scenario. I, myself, fall into the doggedly stubborn group, […]
Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself
Okay, so this is, hopefully, going to be one of my briefer posts. But it’s something that I’ve talked about before, sprinkled in among all my various posts. But for some reason, I feel like dedicating a full post to it this week. I should also point out that I also thought about naming this […]
Tools Review: Odds and Ends from 3D Metal Tools
So, I kinda wish I had a better name for this last group. Because this makes it sound like it’s just a bunch of lesser-valued tools. But there are some good items in this group for sure! Now, not all of these are tools for everyone, and I didn’t end up using each and every […]
Tools Review: Shaping Forms from 3DMetalTools
Alright, this is a continuation of the tool review project I started a couple weeks ago with Pliers. You can click over there for the full story, but I’ll give you a quick recap. I’ve agreed to give an open and honest review of some of the tools available at 3DMetalTools.com after the owner/operator of […]
Tools Review: Pliers from 3DMetalTools
So here’s something a little different. Instead of reviewing a model, I’m reviewing a bunch of tools. I didn’t come up with this idea on my own, but it will be the first in a series. I was contacted by Brian Gray, who runs 3DMetalTools.com, about whether I would be interested in reviewing some of […]
That’s How I Knoll
It might be the most controversial debate among Metal Model Builders. To knoll or not to knoll. Well, assuming you know what knolling is. And I only learned the term from watching Adam Savage’s Tested show on YouTube. Knolling is the act of sorting and arranging parts of an assembly before beginning said assembly. I […]
What About Other Brands?
When it comes to metal model brands, I started with Metal Earth. If you’ve found this blog, it’s likely that you did as well. But what about the other brands that are out there? What about the sub-brands? And international brands? Knock-offs? Quality? This post is going to be my attempt to answer some of […]
#TT: Hobby Knife Obsession
So, if you’ve read much of my blog, you might have noticed that I have a slight obsession with one weird tool for building: a hobby knife (or Xacto, if you prefer a brand-specific name). And I usually try to include reference to it being dulled, for safety’s sake, because you really don’t need it […]
When Things Go Wrong?
I never make the same mistake twice. I usually do it at least a dozen times. And that’s the reality of building Metal Earth models: mistakes happen. There are very few of my builds that went without a hitch. I bet I could count them on two hands, and that’s considering I’ve build over 250. […]